Good article in the Commercial Appeal today about Memphian Jonathon Plumley, who competes on the new season of Fox’s Hell’s Kitchen. The show premieres tonight at 7. Plumley has landed in the kitchen of the Green Beetle since filming the show. They’ll have a watch party tonight, with Plumley’s signature dish punch-drunk chicken being served. Best advice is to get there a little early to get a seat.
Speaking of the Beetle… I hate it when I look back at a weekend and think what I didn’t do, but should’ve done. I regret not hanging out there either Friday or Saturday night, between about 9 and 1, just to see what kind of crowd develops. They have PBR in 16-ounce cans, so I certainly wouldn’t have trouble finding something I like to drink. Given that they’re nonsmoking, a different locals’ crowd will develop than, say, the crowd at Bardog or Max’s. I need to check it out for sure next weekend. I’ve been looking for a regular Friday/Saturday night default hangout for a while and the Beetle could well be it.
Another good article in the CA: The Door of Hope writers’ group came to the defense of Memphis. The writers wanted to speak about their Memphis experiences, in response to the negative appearances the city has made on Forbes magazine lists lately.
The Peabody has a cool job listed today. It’s a concierge/assistant duckmaster job. You’d be a concierge 3 days a week, and duckmaster 2 days. Obviously you’d need to have excellent people skills for this one.
The CVB is giving away four Memphis vacation packages. View them here and fill out the form to enter to win the package of your choice. There’s a River package, a Family package, a Music package, and an Art & Culture package.
Kerry from the I Love Memphis Blog is assembling an all-star eating team. They will take the Kookamonga Challenge, attempting to eat 7.5 pounds of burger at Kooky Canuck on July 27 at 6:30 PM. She has three people for the team (including herself) but is looking for a fourth. If you’re interested in being on her team, details are here.
There was a #memphishoes hashtag trending on Twitter this morning. That’s “hoes,” not “shoes.” Yeah that’ll make our city look good.
Congratulations to the U.S. ladies on an amazing World Cup run. They may not have taken home the gold, but they made America care about women’s soccer the way the Grizzlies made Memphis care about NBA basketball. Just a fantastic job by the U.S. team.
My plan for tonight: I’ll probably drink a couple of happy hour beers at Bardog, then on to the Saucer for Pint Nite, then the Silly Goose at 9 for poker. Other stuff going on: Trivia night at Bar None (7:30), half-price pizza and wine at Spindini.